Adhoc Consultant at Jhpiego - John Hopkins University

This exercise aims to bridge existing gaps in the identified competencies of healthcareworkers to provide quality CEmONC services after the CEmONC health facility onsite training in at least one CEmONC public facility per LGA in the selected five states to improve quality services for women during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and postnatal period.

Responsibilities

In collaboration with Jhpiego;

• Conduct preliminary orientation of healthcare providers to the lifesaving equipment supplied to the health facilities.
• Setup newborn corners in each of the health facilities.
• Conduct in-depth training of the health care workers at the facilities on how to use and troubleshooting the equipment’s supplied.
• Conduct post- training competency assessment of the previously trained and mentored health care workers.
• Report writing on the exercise

Deliverables
 

• Detail report of the training to be submitted within 5 working days of completion of the training.

Required Qualifications

• Fellowship in pediatrics
• Education: Advanced degree in Paediatrics/Neonatology
• Degree: Fellowship in Paediatrics from recognized postgraduate medical training institutions
• Years of Experience: 5 years post-fellowship
• Language: English language. Working knowledge of Hausa language will be an added advantage
• Travel: Ability to travel _70%, particularly to Facilities in the work location.
• Evidence of having up-to-date annual practicing license with Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
• Evidence of strong coaching, mentoring and facilitation skills.
• Evidence of strong analytical and communication skills.

Duration of Consultancy: Maximum of 5 (days) non-consecutive working days (unless otherwise extended by Jhpiego) as follows:

• Verification of Supplied Equipment’s – 1 Day
• Setting up and installation of Equipment’s - 1 Day
• Training – 1 Day
• Competency assessment – 1 Day
• Report writing - 1 Day

Fee and Payment Terms: Jhpiego will pay a consultancy fee of not more than Seventy thousand Naira (N70,000) per day.

Reimbursable Expenses

• Any expenses incurred outside of the agreed consultancy fees without prior approval from Jhpiego Country Director or the Project Director will not be reimbursable. Approved expenses incurred outside of the agreed consultancy fees will only be reimbursed in accordance to Jhpiego policies.

Terms of Consultancy

• You are to submit a detailed report of your work to the Project Director through the Human Resources Officer and complete the log activity sheet for the period of consultancy and submit project report before any payment will be made. Please note that data emanating from the project are exclusive property of Jhpiego and shall not be published by you or anyone else except by the original owners.